• Find a Tender, Contracts Finder and Public Contracts Scotland
  • OGL v3.0 Licensed
  • Built in the UK
  • No credit card to start

UK tender software for small and medium-sized businesses

123 Tenders is public sector tender software built for UK SMEs. It brings published notices from Find a Tender, Contracts Finder and Public Contracts Scotland into one searchable place, then adds analysis tools that help you decide which opportunities are worth your time and start drafting a response. It is designed for businesses that do not have a full-time bid team.

Find contracts from three official sources

UK public procurement is published across several official services. 123 Tenders aggregates notices so you search once instead of checking each portal separately.

  • Find a Tender for higher value UK notices
  • Contracts Finder for England and UK-wide lower value notices
  • Public Contracts Scotland
  • Filter by sector, region, value band and closing date, and save searches so matching notices reach you by email

Match Score: see fit before you read the whole notice

You fill in a procurement profile once, covering what you deliver, where you work, your typical contract size and the accreditations you hold. Match Score compares a notice against that profile and explains the reasoning, so you can triage a long list quickly. It is an automated estimate to support your own judgement, not a decision.

Tender X-Ray: the notice in plain English

Tender X-Ray reads a published notice and pulls out the parts that usually decide whether you can bid: scope, key dates, stated requirements, likely evaluation weighting and the qualification hurdles. Useful when a notice runs to dozens of pages and you have twenty minutes to decide.

Bid or no-bid, recorded

The Bid/No-Bid verdict scores an opportunity against your capability and capacity and gives you a written rationale you can keep. Deciding not to bid is a legitimate result, and having the reason on file is useful the next time a similar contract appears.

Bid Pack and Bid Co-Pilot for the writing

When you decide to go ahead, Bid Pack produces a full first draft response structured around the notice, and Bid Co-Pilot drafts individual answers question by question. Both produce drafts for you to review, edit and take responsibility for before submission.

Business toolkits for the evidence buyers ask for

Sector toolkits for care homes, cleaning, construction and logistics cover the day to day record keeping (rotas, training records, job sheets, timesheets, certificate expiry) that bid questions frequently ask you to evidence.

Try the tender software

Browse live contracts for free, then add Match Score and drafting when you are ready. Pricing is published on the pricing page.

Frequently asked questions

What is tender software?

Tender software brings published public sector contract notices into one searchable place and adds tools to help you assess and respond to them. 123 Tenders covers finding notices, analysing them and drafting a response.

Which UK sources does 123 Tenders cover?

Find a Tender, Contracts Finder and Public Contracts Scotland. Notices are public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Is it suitable for a small business?

Yes. It is built for SMEs without a dedicated bid team, which is why the analysis tools focus on quick triage and first drafts rather than large workflow administration.

Do I have to pay to search?

No. Browsing contracts is free. Match Score, Tender X-Ray, Bid Co-Pilot and Bid Pack are paid features. Current prices are on the pricing page.

Related sectors

See all tenders by sector, browse live contracts or read the tendering guides.

Estimate and drafting tools only. Not legal, financial or bid-writing advice. You are responsible for reviewing and finalising anything you submit.